Buckle.



DE VER H. WARNER.

BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8, 1914.

1,1 32,051, Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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. u p orrlon DE VER H. WARNER, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE VJARNER BROTHERS COMPANY, OF BRIDGEPQBT, CONNECTICUT,

1\T ECTICUT.

A CORPGRATION OF CON- BUCKLE.

Fat-tented Mar. 16, 1915.

Application filed May 8, 1914. Serial No. 837,315.

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Dn VER H. WARNER, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Bridgeport, Fairfield county, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to buckles which finds particular application in connection with garment supporters.

In the preferable form of my invention the buckle is strung with webbing so as to have a so-called rustless back.

The buckle of my invention is characterized by a frame constructed to have resiliency, a sliding clamp held by said frame, and a lever provided with a cam for engaging said sliding clamp to thereby force said sliding clamp toward the resilient portion of the frame.

When the webbing is strung in the buckle of my invention, a running portion of the webbing is brought in contact with an end of the webbing attached to the frame, whereby upon movement of the sliding clamp by the cam of the lever when the running portion of the webbing is adjusted at the desired point, the sliding clamp forces the running portion of the webbing and the attached end portion of the webbing into engagement with one another, and thereby secure an effectual locking of the webbing at such desired adjusted position.

The buckle constructed in accordance with my invention is characterized by marked reduction in dimensions, thereby securing reduced space, and further by superior locking connection combined with minimum wear of the webbing.

Other features and objects of my invention will be more fully understood in the following description, and in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front perspective view of one form of my invention, wherein the effective surface of the sliding clamp is substantially in the plane of the frame of the buckle; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of another form of my invention, wherein the sliding clamp is provided with serrations disposed somewhat outside of the plane of the frame of the buckle; Fig. 3 illustrates in sectional elevation the buckle shown in Fig. 1 when strung with webbing to form a rustless that class of buckle; the buckle is shown in closed position with the lever lowered; Fig. 1 illustrates, similar to Fig. 3, the buckle of Fig. 2 when in open position; and F ig. 5 illustrates the buckle of Fig. 2 in closed position.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 3, the frame is shown as formed of a piece of wire bent to form a lower bar 1, ends 2, 3 and upper inwardly turned pintles a 5. The lower bar 1 is bowed to give resiliency, and in the particular form illustrated, such lower bar comprises the angular parts 6, 7 bent upwardly and joined by the intermediate curved por tion 8. Such intermediate curved portion 8 may serve as a finger-piece, at the same time forming a resilient portion cotiperating with the angular parts 6, 7. The sliding clamp 9 is shown to be held by the side bars 2, 3 by means of eyes 10, 11. The upper surface 12 of the sliding clamp 9 is shown to be a smooth surface adapted to cooperate with the etfective surface of the cam of the lever, as described hereinafter whereby as the lever is moved from its raised position toward its locking position, the sliding clamp 9 is readily moved toward the lower bar 1 of the frame. The member 13 of the buckle is mounted by ears 14:, 15 on the pintles 4, 5 respectively. The cam 16 of the member 18 is shown as formed integrally with the member 13, as by stamping from sheet metal and bending the cam 16 into its desired form. The cam 16 preferably comprises a cam surface formed of the anterior relatively flat portion 17, the intermediate relatively angular portion 18, and the posterior relativelv flat portion 19.

The buckle shown in Figs. 2, 4 and 5 is similar to the buckle shown in Fig. 1, and like reference numbers are used to designate like numbers. However, the sliding clamp 9 in the buckle of Fig. 2 is provided with serrations 20 projecting outside of but closely adjacent the plane of the side bars 2, 3 and lower bar 1 of the frame.

By reference to Figs. 1 and 5, it will be noted that when the lever is in its raised position, the sliding clamp 9 is freely movable on the frame of the buckle. whereby the running portion 21 of the webbing may be adjusted with little or no interference by the sliding clamp 9. The end 22 of the webbing is shown securely fastened to the lower bar 1 of the frame of the buckle, and the running portion 21 of the webbing is strung 12 of the sliding clamp 9, and thus by, an

easy action the sliding clamp 9 is moved toward the lower bar 1-, Upon further down ward movement of the member 13, the surface 18 of the cam 16 is broughtin'to engagement with the surface 12 of the sliding clamp 9, and the sliding clamp 9is forced to its limiting position, at which position the sliding clamp 9 is locked when the surface 19 of lever 13 is brought'into engagement with surface 12 of the sliding clamp 9. It will be noted, that as the sliding clamp.

9'is moved toward its limiting position as described, the sliding clamp 9 forces the running portion 21 of the webbing against the secured end 22 of the Webbing, and thereby tends to spring the lower bar 1 of the frame member downwardly. By such spring reaction of the lower bar 1, the webbing is efiectually held at the desired adjusted position and with minimum wear on the running portion of the webbing and on the secured end of the webbing. Furthermore, by reason of the upwardly bent lower bar of the frame, the buckle is adapted to be readily used for webbing of varying thicknesses.

In the specific buckle shown in Figs. 2, 4 and 5, the serrations 20 cooperate to hold the running portion 21 of the webbing in the desired position. By disposing the serrations 20 outside of the frame of the'buckle, the wear on the webbing is markedly! reduced while at the same time the two portions of the webbing are positively crowded between the sliding'ba'r 9 and the lower bar 1 of the frame of the buckle.

Whereas Ihave illustrated and described my invention by reference to but two specific forms, it willbe understood that many modifications and changes maybe made without departing from my invention;

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1'. In a buckle, the combination of' a frame member comprising side bars and a lower transverse bar, said lower transverse bar being centrally bent upwardly, pivots provided by inwardly turned portions of said side bars, a sliding clamp carried'by'said side bars and a member pivoted to said pivots, provided with a cam controlled by said member adapted to engage said sliding clamp to cause the latter to closely approach the upwardly bent portion of the lower transverse bar.

2. In a buckle, the combination'of a frame member comprising sidebars and a lower transverse bar, said lower transverse bar being bent upwardly and inwardly from each end and provided with a downwardly curved portion intermediate said upwardly and inwardly bent portions, said lower transverse bar thus constituting a resilient member, pivots provided by inwardly turned portions of said side bars, a sliding clamp carried by said side bars and a member pivoted to said pivots, provided with a cam controlled by said member adapted to engage said sliding clamp to cause the latter to closely approach the upwardly extending portions of said lower transverse bar.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

D. V. WARNER.

Witnesses: 7

WILLIAM NOBLE, ANNA W. 'JAMmsoN.

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Washington, 13.0. 

